Kanae, a virtual livery and Vtuber associated with Nijisanji, has been chosen to perform the opening theme song for Overtake, an upcoming racing anime that will begin airing on October 1, 2023. is “Tailwind”. This has been reported above official anime social media account.
A video message from Kanae was attached to the announcement. He uses his 3D model to inform. In the message, Kanae introduced himself and revealed his decision to have him sing the opening song. He said that like everyone else, he hasn’t seen the anime yet but is excited to see it when it airs. Then he asked everyone to watch it with him. He also mentioned that he would be happy if the audience loved the song along with the anime.
You can watch the video and announcement of the Nijisanji Vtuber anime theme song in the tweet below:
????オープニング主題歌決定!
「#オーバーテイク!」を彩るオープニング主題歌が#にじさんじ 所属のバーチャルライバー #叶(かなえ)さん(@Kanae_2434)が歌う 「Tailwind」に決定????叶さん から コメント も いただき た ???? pic.twitter.com/2gZeV7ieCl
— TVアニメ『オーバーテイク!』公式 (@komaki_motors) August 27, 2023
Kanae is a Nijisanji Vtuber with 1.21 million subscribers on her YouTube Channel as of the time of writing. He has been with the company since May 2018.
Overtake will be a collaboration between Kadokawa and Troyca. The story revolves around Koya Madoka, a freelance photographer who has a close relationship with F4 driver Haruka Asahina. An official website for the anime has been opened with initial details.
Anime Overtake will begin airing in Japan on October 1, 2023.